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ParisTNDude · 05-24-2012, 02:24 PM

Kinda depends on what they will give you on your Camaro...if the deal is right...do it!

Blue Menace · 05-24-2012, 02:53 PM

All I can say is the 392 steering wheel is awesome.

Truck Norris · 05-24-2012, 03:31 PM

NO, at least not until they figure out how to tune them. You should follow SRT8Tech's lead and get into a GT500.

upflying · 05-24-2012, 03:50 PM

How about getting a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 or used Trailblazer SS?

JimmyDeanSausage · 05-24-2012, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Stew

Um, a lot of SRT8 autos have hit 12.2 stock, which is quicker than a lot of ZL1s (so far) and runs 10k cheaper for starters. Sounds like a great performer for the price to me. of course they are supposed to be working on a nice 6.2 SCed Hemi, probably to appear in the Cuda.

Since when is two "a lot"?

Scrappy Doo · 05-24-2012, 05:29 PM

Do what makes you feel happy.

I would trade a 1ss for a 392 srt anyday of the week.

newmoon · 05-25-2012, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ParisTNDude

Kinda depends on what they will give you on your Camaro...if the deal is right...do it!

This has been what is holding me back to this point. Originally they wouldn't consider my Camaro because it was modified and loss the warranty. Then a week later they called and offered 25k which I refused, yesterday it was a new offer of 26.5k, I responded with I have to get atleast 27k (which is fair considering its a 2010 with no warranty), still waiting on their final offer.

Who knows it may happen today? I will say it has been a very long drawn out process for several weeks. Considering the initial offer was no trade and 49k for the car, to where we are now, it's been worth the wait to ice them a few weeks.

Scrappy Doo · 05-25-2012, 10:46 AM

i wouldn't let it pass you by for $500 difference. JMHO

Stew · 05-25-2012, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyDeanSausage

Since when is two "a lot"?

Um, there have been FAR more than 2..... And hey if ONE 12.5 on an SS makes it mid 12 car, then even if there were only 2, why not?

69bossnine · 05-25-2012, 11:07 AM

If your wife has a vehicle that comfortably accommodates the entire family, why is it an issue with what you drive?

When the whole famdamily is going somewhere, we take the wife's MKT. Otherwise, I'm in the Shelby giving up nothing. Wife doesn't care one way or the other.

I've got a friend with an SRT8. Beautiful car, but it does drive like a battleship. When the tires are smoking and the car starts to drift, I feel like I'm playing a video game because feedback through the wheel and the seat is nil, it's like driving my boat a bit.

I'm not knocking it, it is what it is, a very nice riding old-schoolish muscle car. But if you like good steering, just stick with your SS.

midnighter · 05-25-2012, 11:08 AM

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Stew · 05-25-2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 69bossnine

If your wife has a vehicle that comfortably accommodates the entire family, why is it an issue with what you drive?

When the whole famdamily is going somewhere, we take the wife's MKT. Otherwise, I'm in the Shelby giving up nothing. Wife doesn't care one way or the other.

I've got a friend with an SRT8. Beautiful car, but it does drive like a battleship. When the tires are smoking and the car starts to drift, I feel like I'm playing a video game because feedback through the wheel and the seat is nil, it's like driving my boat a bit.

I'm not knocking it, it is what it is, a very nice riding old-schoolish muscle car. But if you like good steering, just stick with your SS.

What year is his SRT? in 11, and even more so for 12 the SChallengers got huge suspension and steering improvements and even a smaller steering wheel to help with feel. 12s took that a step further with a standard 2 or 3 mode (depending on build date) Bilstien electronic suspension similar to what is on the 13 GT500 PP. i can see his point. Taking them on the road in the MKT would be pedestrian, but taking the family on a long cruise or trip together in a true piece of american muscle would be awesome and hopefully help keep the hooby alive by starting them young

newmoon · 05-25-2012, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69bossnine

If your wife has a vehicle that comfortably accommodates the entire family, why is it an issue with what you drive?

When the whole famdamily is going somewhere, we take the wife's MKT. Otherwise, I'm in the Shelby giving up nothing. Wife doesn't care one way or the other.

I've got a friend with an SRT8. Beautiful car, but it does drive like a battleship. When the tires are smoking and the car starts to drift, I feel like I'm playing a video game because feedback through the wheel and the seat is nil, it's like driving my boat a bit.

I'm not knocking it, it is what it is, a very nice riding old-schoolish muscle car. But if you like good steering, just stick with your SS.

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To me I would be happy with either keeping my present SS or a new Challenger. To my Wife she would like for the entire family to be able to enjoy the car together. We live in a beautiful ocean front community with endless options for day trips as a family, I'd much rather be driving the Challenger than the mini van. So if I want to keep her happy and still have my muscle car, the Challinger is my only option, the fact that it could be a 392 SRT is a bonus.

69bossnine · 05-25-2012, 12:41 PM

Minivan?? Yikes, that's going hard-core, I'd want to avoid that if possible too... The MKT is kinda squirty with its 350hp Ecoboost, and the kids have full media, video games, a refrigerator in the console, etc... Makes for pleasant trips.

Regardless of seating room and comfort, if you stuff your kids back there you're still stuffing them into a dark cave/prison from which they pretty much get to stare at the back of your headrests and see nothing during the trip.

Also, my wife just rolls her eyes at my fun cars anyhow, so I have no "request" to make my car more user-friendly. She avoids riding in my stuff like the plague, regardless of the back seat friendliness!!

But yeah, if you're wife is into the cars, I get it totally. Can you get a clean used AMG CLS63 for $45K-ish??

Back to the other post, it was an '09 SRT8, so you've got valid points. But a big heavy car is always going to feel big and heavy, I still doubt it feels as spry as the SS, and certainly doesn't attack corners like my SVTPP.

05-24-2012, 02:24 PM	#15
ParisTNDude Owning SSes for 50 Years Drives: Sharkskin Grey LT1 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 3,139 View My Garage	Kinda depends on what they will give you on your Camaro...if the deal is right...do it! __________________ The new ride: 2023 Camaro, LT1, Sharkskin Grey Previous Performance Cars: 1966 Chevelle SS 4M, 2010 Corvette 6M 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Auto 2012 1SS 6M 1982 Corvette Auto 2010 1SS 6A 1984 Corvette Auto 2016 2SS 8A 1999 Camaro Auto 2017 HBM 1SS 1le 2002 C5 Corvette 6M 2018 2SS 2006 Corvette Auto 2023 Camaro LT1

05-24-2012, 03:31 PM	#17
Truck Norris Thread Mover Drives: a Monte Carlo Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sierra Nevada Posts: 490	NO, at least not until they figure out how to tune them. You should follow SRT8Tech's lead and get into a GT500. __________________ In the market for something fast

05-24-2012, 02:53 PM	#16
Blue Menace Drives: 2013 WRX Sedan Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 705	All I can say is the 392 steering wheel is awesome.

05-24-2012, 03:50 PM	#18
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	How about getting a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 or used Trailblazer SS?

05-24-2012, 05:29 PM	#20
Scrappy Doo Drives: Callaway Rogue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: W8n 4 Snow, Minnesota Posts: 4,738	Do what makes you feel happy. I would trade a 1ss for a 392 srt anyday of the week.

05-25-2012, 10:46 AM	#22
Scrappy Doo Drives: Callaway Rogue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: W8n 4 Snow, Minnesota Posts: 4,738	i wouldn't let it pass you by for $500 difference. JMHO

05-25-2012, 11:07 AM	#24
69bossnine Banned Drives: various Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 66	If your wife has a vehicle that comfortably accommodates the entire family, why is it an issue with what you drive? When the whole famdamily is going somewhere, we take the wife's MKT. Otherwise, I'm in the Shelby giving up nothing. Wife doesn't care one way or the other. I've got a friend with an SRT8. Beautiful car, but it does drive like a battleship. When the tires are smoking and the car starts to drift, I feel like I'm playing a video game because feedback through the wheel and the seat is nil, it's like driving my boat a bit. I'm not knocking it, it is what it is, a very nice riding old-schoolish muscle car. But if you like good steering, just stick with your SS.

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midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906

05-25-2012, 12:41 PM	#28
69bossnine Banned Drives: various Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 66	Minivan?? Yikes, that's going hard-core, I'd want to avoid that if possible too... The MKT is kinda squirty with its 350hp Ecoboost, and the kids have full media, video games, a refrigerator in the console, etc... Makes for pleasant trips. Regardless of seating room and comfort, if you stuff your kids back there you're still stuffing them into a dark cave/prison from which they pretty much get to stare at the back of your headrests and see nothing during the trip. Also, my wife just rolls her eyes at my fun cars anyhow, so I have no "request" to make my car more user-friendly. She avoids riding in my stuff like the plague, regardless of the back seat friendliness!! But yeah, if you're wife is into the cars, I get it totally. Can you get a clean used AMG CLS63 for $45K-ish?? Back to the other post, it was an '09 SRT8, so you've got valid points. But a big heavy car is always going to feel big and heavy, I still doubt it feels as spry as the SS, and certainly doesn't attack corners like my SVTPP.